BIG RED COLD START
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- We sell the last of the corn that we had to sell, which sat on Big Red for a few days as we finished harvesting the last field.
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a UA-cam channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin.
Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like.
These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.
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Actually, as a professional driver, you lower the legs until they are just above the ground to just kissing the ground, unhook the lines, then pull the fifth wheel release, then drop the tractor suspension (if equipped with the switch), before slowly pulling out from under the trailer. ideally, you never need to put the legs in low gear. and dropping the trailer, 1/2 to 1 inch below fifth wheel ride height ensures you take the weight off the legs next time it gets hooked up.
Looks like your truck has a "super 10" (5 forward gears, each get split with a thumb switch).
Generally speaking, just setting the tractor brakes should be enough to hold the truck.
Another reason to ensure that the trailer is slightly below the fifth wheel when dropped, when you hook up, if the trailer plate isn't making good contact to the fifth wheel, the locking jaw has been known to close below the pin, and trailers fall off the truck.... Always tug test after hooking to a trailer.
How Farms Work love the videos man keep it up
@@bigtrucker26 I know here they are real sticklers for unhitching and rehitching in the right order even with car and trailer test to the point if you get it the wrong way they fail you a bit like if you hit a cone, miss the half metre box, hit "the walls at the back of the box or go out of the marked areas when doing the blindside reverse.
@@bigtrucker26 And one other thing is when you hook up again it will be so much easier to roll the legs up. Good job.
I noticed you put Traction tires on the back of the trailer. I never seen that before. Looks good have a great evening
With advancing big business and mega corporate farming, I really 'pull' for farming families and family farmers. You guys really represent the farming community well!
I just wanted to say thank you for your time and help. I have my class B air brakes passengers endorsements. For 56 passengers busses. I am about to retire with 30 years. From USPS as a letter carrier. I want to haul grain so I am watching anything you have with big red on video to learn all i can about trucks. I am watching all your videos maintenance and driving . Hauling grain and your driving skills . So a big thanks to you and your dad ok 👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻be safe and God bless you!!!!!
I'm so glad you got to get a semi you deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!
Your truck driving is coming along. I've driven truck 40 + yrs. (Mainly construction. Some farm work). Advice I can give is time in the seat. Don't be hard on yourself learn from your mistakes. Happy drving
This has quickly become one of my favorite channels on UA-cam.
Ryan, you were the first UA-cam channel that I ever watched religiously and the reason why I got into UA-cam myself! Thank you very much and keep up the great videos!
I’m happy to hear I inspired you to become a UA-camr yourself!
How Farms Work you ignited a passion in me and this has become a really fun hobby! Thank you very much and I look forward to meeting you in person at the next farm day! I don’t live to far away, just south of dubuque
My first channel to watch on UA-cam as well. Also, the first channel I subscribed to.
Taa-Taa for now...............
GREAT TO SEE YA DRIVING SO CONFIDENTLY RYAN!!!!!!
My 5 year old son and 3 year old little girl are obsessed Big Red! They are crazy about farming videos and you are a go to favorite for daily watching. Keep them coming! Thank you for putting smaller farming back in the public domain.
Wesley and Charlotte thank you.
You are doing good, everyone has a learning curve. A tip for you Ryan, when I pull my parking brake switch (yellow), I keep my thumb on the (red) trailer air evacuation switch so it doesn't pop out and you don't lose your trailer air.
Its good in winter not to lock trailer brakes when your hocked up so they dont freeze.
If your trailer is empty you only need to lower the landing gear until it makes contact with the ground if you drop loaded then you go till the landing gear makes contact with the ground an give it some extra cranks an dump the suspension on the tractor before pulling out and go slow. When coupling there should be no gap between the 5th wheel an the trailer an when the trailer is connected always do a tug test put the truck in low an let the clutch out slightly so it tugs the trailer a lil bit to make sure your king pin it locked in. It works easier to if you just buy the 5 gallon pale of grease for your 5th wheel
Done properly the legs should be cranked down leaving an inch or 2, then coupler unlocked suspension dropped(assuming air suspension) and pulled away. When coupling the tractor should pick the legs off the ground. This allows for variances in fifth wheel height if a different tractor were to hook up to the trailer.
Man I love how great of a difference in having Big Red! I’ve been watching your videos for 2 years now! Getting better every year now!
Nice vid Ryan, really intriguing to see how Americans farm compared to us Australians. I really enjoy watching you tubers such as you and many other amazing UA-cam’s, share the farming industry to reduce the negative stigma around our practices. Great job on all your Vids, can’t wait till 200k for the rewind.
I love what you guys do, Keep it up!! Cant wait to see the 200k video.
Thanks Ryan. This channel has been a bigger motivation to me as a run-of-the-mill, backyard gardener than actual gardening channels.
A sweater would be awesome! Lol
I keep seeing tidbits to help with the truck lol. If you pull the canister off your grease gun and use the spring in it to get grease onto the wheel it will go faster. Also, all those grooves on the fifth wheel are supposed to be full of grease. It'll feel like you're wasting it when you put the amount you need but trust me, you're not.
Love seeing these videos and can't wait for the release of the 200k vid!
My dad said he would take me to wisconsin to see the Allis chalmers factory as a graduation present but I would like to stop by you guys's farm to say hello but that'll be in may of 2020
As a member of FFA( Future Farmers of America). This channel is a great example to all of our members across the country to look up to and honor. Thank you for your great videos and keep up the hard work.
you should get your self a 5gal bucket of general grease and a spatula, best and cheapest way to grease your 5th wheel
Cool video. Your picking up the truck driving fast.
I’m a 17 year old farmer from Carlisle Massachusetts and I just started my own farm this year after working on a farm for the past 7 years and learning and watching from your videos every day. Love all your videos, I learn from them every day and continue to be a farmer when I grow up.
Been here since 20k, been a great path you’ve been doing. A huge jump in subscribers. Great job, wish your family well. P.S Hope you pick me in the giveaway
Thanks for watching our videos!
How Farms Work No problem, I really hope you buy your dream tractor
I’d change them doors to roller traps. Wilson has the smoothest doors once you put them on👍👍
This channel needs to be watched by everybody. There is so many people in the world that don’t have a virtual clue where there food comes from besides the store. Y’all are doing a great job explaining everything, me personally I row crop myself down south, and I find the channel fun and I can keep up to date on what everyone else around the country is adapting with the farming world adapting. Keep up the good worm
Ryan, you’ll find it easier to pull your king pin lock if you only wind your landing gear down till it takes the weight of the trailer. Lifting it till you have a gap between the 5th wheel will put a crap ton of friction on the under side of the jaws and making it a pain to pull. Then if the ground under big red gets a little soggy when you go to hook up again, you’ll be banging into the head of the pin instead of the body. Have a nice Xmas.
Why you push the trailer brakes and roll back a bit. Takes preassure off the jaws. When actually dropping a trailer, there should be a 1/4inch gap from the gear to the ground so the 5th wheel plate puts proper preassure against the trailer. If not, can jump the plate or the jaws wont latch shut.
Idea run a air hose from your air tank and run a impact on your grain doors on the trailer.....great video
Thanks man for getting stuff out like this to the public of how farms do work it just helps give us farmers a bit more acknowledgement👍 thanks man for what you do !!! 👍👍
I love your videos so much! I’ve been a subscriber since 10,000!
You should get a battery impact gun for the grain doors. Would have been a lot easier then using a ratchet.
If you do, pay very close attention to the gears, most gears don't like hammering...
Or could get battery powered ratchet
Great to see you are a safe and courteous driver. As a OTR driver it's nice to see that safety and courtesy are still out there. Great job and great video. Cant wait for the rewind video
Sounds like a cold Detroit to me.
@Will Gotto maybe but you didn't see to many cummins in freightliners back then. Perhaps the owner will tell us.
@Maynard Reed It is a Cummins M-11, I wish it had a CAT in it, but for the price it was well worth it!
M11 is a good engine. Not going set the world on fire but will do the job.
What engine is in Big Red ?
M11 Cummins
@@dargaming379 I've got one of them in one of my trucks. It's been very good.
Sounds like a N14
N14 Cummins Redhead
I'm guessing a c15 cat because I've been around them a lot and it sounds like it. But idk.
I like your channel. It is good to see a farmer showing our way of life. It is nice to see how other farmers operate. Thanks.
You need a straight pipe on the truck. How about a little Jake brake action?
It doesn’t have a Jake, unfortunately!
How Farms Work It would still sound good with a nice 8” pipe
@@HowFarmsWork it doesn't? I'd swear when you were doing the head can shot I saw the jake switches on the dash.
Straight pipes are for parades and shows and only serve to be an annoyance in the long run.
Love your channel
PS ( I’m a medium) 😂
Love what y'all do! Farmers are the backbone of America!
Really getting the hang on driving Big Red ! Your videos really makes this city dweller appreciate farming all that much more !
Great to finally see big red in action. Congrats on all the subscribers. Many thanks.
Me and my 7 year old love your videos. Gives him a look into farms and how everything is done
Hi Ryan,
I've been watching your videos for a few years now, and I still love it, what i most like about your channel is how you can see the farm growing with every investmend. Thank you very much for sharing your story.
I'm not a farmer but I really enjoy your video. They show the good and bad if farming. Keep them coming.
Glad to see Big Red on the road. Great addition to the farm!
I have loved learning so much about farming through this channel. It has always been a joy to watch
Your family is such a inspiration to young farmers with your video's
I have watched every video that you and Travis have put out. My son will even sit and watch them with me. He is will be 8 on Thursday and he loves farming videos. Keep up the good work
My son loves your videos. We watch them at least once a day.
Gotta love the cold starts. Big Red is a great addition to the operations. Congrats!
Congrats on almost 200k! I’ve been here since around 20k. It’s been amazing to watch your channel grow
Thanks for always making great videos and actually caring about your subscribers. Can’t wait to see you reach 200,000 subscribers you earned it!!
Big rig driving is coming along nicely. When backing get used to using your mirrors. I noticed several other comments had some good advice. It's nice to see other truck drivers/ farmers with helpful comments. Keep up the great videos
You guys do a fantastic job with your videos and giving all of us a view of today's farming. I grew up with a farming neighbor in the '70s. It is amazing how things have changed. Keep up the awesome work.
Thanks for all your work in your videos , I have learned so much . Not that I am a farmer but I moved to the country in Michigan and now I know what the farmers are doing
Thanks for all your video's. Really enjoy seeing how farms work, and how tough a job farming is. Makes us all appreciate what the farming community does ! ! You guys are great !
so nice to see other farmers in the united states out there doing what they love to do. i appreciateeach and every one of the farmers out there. i also support each and everyone of you. As there aint enough respect giving to each one of you guys out there busting your butt everyday no matter the weather.
THANKS FOR ALL THE VIDEOS THAT YOU DO. THEY ARE VERY ENJOYABLE TO WATCH AND THANK YOU FOR THE GIVEAWAY. I KNOW THAT YOU PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO ALL THE VIDEOS. THANKS AGAIN RYAN!
I am so glad to see that you finally got a decent rig to use! you guys are really moving up in the world.
i grew up on a farm in Washington State. Your videos take me back home in so many ways. You're equipment is nicer. I had a Super M and a John Deere Model A. I would be lost around today's farm equipment. Love your videos.
Thanks for all the videos. Glad to see that you have got all the harvest in.
I'm farming on a much smaller scale than you guys, but this channel has been very helpful to what I'm doing. If helping farmers was what you were trying to do with this channel, then mission accomplished. Thank you very much
I haven’t been around terribly long, but you have really grown this channel in the short time that I have been tagging along. Look forward to spring/planting, hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
Great to see the progress this channel has made over the years. Keep it up.
Thanks for this first ride in your truck! I really enjoyed watching it, and you are doing a really nice job driving the truck!
Keep on Trucking Ryan. The more seat time the better you will get in Big Red. Enjoy all the vids, keep them coming. Thanks !
Love the videos and as a young farmer still learning thanks for teaching me on the essentials to become a better farmer.
My 4 year old son and six year old daughter are huge fans, Merry Christmas from Auggie and Jillian!
Your new truck is awesome!! It’s going to be really useful for you guys. I used to work on a farm but do to my health I can’t anymore. I sure do miss it but your videos take me back to those days. You do a great job!
Awesome channel! It’s great to see another younger guy and his family out still farming and tending the land! And, for a freight shaker, Big Red starts really good!
Awesome content and you are teaching a lot of people about an industry that city folk like me forget how our food is made! Thanks
My grandpa had a freightliner like the one you have. They are great work trucks for both farm and construction jobs! You seem to be getting the hang of driving it keep up the good work👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for your videos! They are very informative and I enjoy seeing someone farming in an area of the United States that I know well.
Hey Ryan congrats on harvest being done! I relive my farming days through your and your bro's videos. I'm a large fyi
Channel is great i remember doing all these things with my uncle. Thanks for the great channel.
Your videos are the best, it reminds me of growing up on a farm, miss it but can't do it anymore due to health issues. Keep up the great work
Proud to see you taking on hauling your own seed. KUDOS!!!!
Thanks for taking us along on your grain delivery today!
Thanks How Farms Work for being positive advocates for the industry. The public needs to see these videos to understand the everyday life on a farm. You do a great job at depicting the everyday life, triumphs, and struggles of the American dream. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Outstanding! Seems like having your own transportation allows freedom to sell when you want or need. Plus allows another storage vessel. Keep it up!
I love watching this channel! I’ve watched almost all of your videos and brag about your channel to all my friends, whether they think I’m crazy for watching someone farm!
Hey Ryan I have enjoyed all your great videos! I appreciate that you are not scared of new challenges! Driving a semi is a lot of responsibility. Before you know it, you will be as comfortable with it as you are with a tractor
I like watching your channel and as a use to be farm guy I do miss some of it your a great driver I like big red it’s always fun to watch you guys working extremely hard please be safe lots of friendship from Alberta Canada
I sub to this channel many yrs ago takes me back to my child hood growing up my step dad his dad had a small farm I enjoyed going out there every weekend helping out learning new things how to do this how to do that run the tractors baling hay I remember the day my step grand dad passed away it was never the same my step dad tryed keeping the farm going but his mother didn't want the extra stress so she sold it I was wishing as a young kid to take over the farm one day a few yrs after grand dad passing grand mom passed away I enjoy watching this videos ryan and his brother put out on UA-cam lot of fawned memory's when I was a kid keep up the good work Ryan and travis and yes u guys was my very first youtube I sub to take care and God bless u both and ur family
Great videos. My son loves to watch your channel. Thank you for the great videos and content. Thank you!
I admire your willingness to learn new things. Truck driving is coming along.
Thank you for being a farmer!
You are one of the best UA-cam farmers out there and keep up the great work
Hi I'm a 11 year old boy from Minnesota I love your channel and I like your gear the reason I like farming is because I have cousin in mora MN that owns a dairy farm and I think farming is really interesting
Ryan you have done a great job learning how to drive and manipulate the horse and trailer for a rookie driver plus I love watching your channel good luck in the future.
I'm always impressed with your camera work Ryan! You have some of the best shot videos on UA-cam in my opinion and absolutely cannot wait for the rewind video!
I am looking forward to seeing more of Big Red and the future of How Farms Work.
I hope to watch your farm grow for many more years.
Really happy to see you have a semi now to make it better on the farm , keep up the good job you guys are doing, I really enjoy the videos keep them coming an congratulations on 200,000 subscribers.
Thanks for sharing all this content this year, very uneventful, very informative, like watching these farm channels to rekindle my days on the farnpn, and I especially like that you don't feel the need to belittle us for asking a question or making a suggestion , as one does
I meant eventful
Big Red looks like a nice truck, a real workhorse. Love them older model trucks
I love that frieghtliner. I love to see that you guys got your own truck. Love it, it's a beast.
I like watching your videos because you guys have about the same size farm of us and i like watching how agriculture is different from state to state.
Glad to see you getting Big Red on the road. Enjoy your videos and hope to see you hit 200k this year!
That's a very generous giveaway!
You sir are an inspiration to so many
Awesome to see you learn such a useful skill for your operation
Awesome to see you driving truck and backing that truck up you did that flawlessly
Really enjoy your vidios doing a great job telling our story !